The International And Hong Kong, Macao, And Taiwan Business Volume Has Surged By Over 86% Year-on-year! Logistics Companies Increase Investment, Chengdu Express Delivery Is Busy Going Global

Nov 19, 2024

The international and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan business volume has surged by over 86% year-on-year! Logistics companies increase investment, Chengdu express delivery is busy going global

 

Since the beginning of this year, China's express delivery market has remained prosperous and active, and the scale of the express delivery market has continued to expand. According to monitoring data released by the State Post Bureau, on November 17th, the annual volume of express delivery services in China exceeded the 150 billion mark for the first time.

 

Specifically, since the beginning of this year, China has received over 100 parcels per person per year, generating an average of more than 5400 parcels per second. The highest daily business volume has exceeded 729 million parcels, and the monthly average business volume has exceeded 13 billion parcels, with a monthly average business revenue of over 100 billion yuan.

 

It is reported that since the beginning of this year, the regional development structure of the postal and express delivery industry has become more balanced, with the proportion of express delivery in the central and western regions continuing to increase, and the growth rate of business volume exceeding the national average.

 

According to data provided by the Chengdu Postal Administration, the express delivery volume in Chengdu exceeded 2.334 billion pieces from January to October this year, an increase of 32.73% compared to last year. The development momentum of Chengdu's express delivery industry is surging, with business volume maintaining a monthly average growth rate of over 30%, higher than the national and provincial average levels. The total business volume ranks 10th among cities in China, 1st in the central and western regions, and 4th among municipalities and provincial capitals.

 

Red Star News reporters noticed that from January to October this year, the local express delivery volume in Chengdu increased by 12.47% year-on-year, while the off-site express delivery volume in Chengdu increased by 40.76% year-on-year. The international and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan express delivery business volume in Chengdu increased by 86.49% year-on-year, far exceeding the growth rate of other indicators, reflecting the rapid growth momentum of Chengdu's express delivery business volume.

 

▲ Chengdu Airport International Express Center


15 Chengdu International Direct Sealed Mail Routes

Some logistics companies are increasing their investment in Chengdu, resulting in a 20% increase in international express delivery processing rates

According to the Chengdu Postal Administration Bureau, as of now, Chengdu has steadily operated multiple railway and air mail routes. Among them, there are 15 Chengdu International direct sealed postal routes (including general package transmission); The total number of air express cargo planes is 8, and 5 international routes including Vancouver and Delhi are regularly operated. The belly warehouse cargo service mainly serves 25 international cities and 76 domestic cities; 24 mail containers, approximately 72 tons, were shipped by express mail. The high-speed railway transported about 30000 tons of medical, fresh and other goods, and nearly 48 million parcels.

 

The smooth "postal" route in Chengdu has led many logistics companies in Sichuan to continue increasing their investment in Chengdu.

According to the relevant person in charge of Sichuan SF Express Co., Ltd., SF Airlines has expanded its international routes at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport and has opened three international all cargo routes, namely Chengdu to Chennai, Chengdu to Mumbai, and Chengdu to Delhi, with a frequency of six flights per week. The Chengdu India route is operated by B767 wide body all cargo aircraft, which can provide over 300 tons of air transport capacity for Chengdu to and from India per week

 

▲ According to SF Express


On November 18th, the reporter walked into the YTO Express Chengdu Consolidation Center located in Shuangliu District, Chengdu, and the intelligent sorting production line was displayed in front of them. Liu Yuanyuan, the project leader of Sichuan Yuantong International, told reporters that most of these devices were just newly launched this year. "We have a total of 10 sets of large automatic sorting cross belts and 20 unloading ports here, which can ensure that 20 cars can unload at the same time. The average hourly express processing capacity is about 100000 tickets. This year, our center has invested 270 million yuan, mainly for the renovation of intelligent sorting production lines and other equipment

Liu Yuanyuan introduced that thanks to the iterative updates of intelligent devices, the daily volume of inbound and outbound express shipments at the consolidation center has reached 3 to 5 million. Among the large number of outbound express deliveries, a portion are sent to China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and internationally. According to our calculations, after the update of smart devices this year, YTO's international and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan express delivery business in Sichuan Province has increased by 100% year-on-year, mainly to countries in Europe, America, Southeast Asia, and other regions, including daily necessities, clothing, etc

The reporter learned that during the peak season of the express delivery industry, the sorting of outbound parcels at the consolidation center starts at 7 pm and continues until early morning.

 

▲ YTO Express Chengdu Consolidation Center


Liu Yuanyuan said that after updating the intelligent equipment, the sorting speed of international express shipments has increased by 20%, which can more "calmly" respond to the demand for Sichuan goods to "go global". In the future, YTO plans to invest 800 million to 1 billion yuan to further update intelligent equipment in order to expand the production capacity of the transportation center

As the first international express delivery company to settle in the southwest region, DHL Express has invested in the construction of a regional transfer center located in the Shuangliu District Airport International Express Center, which will be put into use by the end of this year.

Guo Wenbin, General Manager of DHL Express Southwest Division, stated that the upgraded transfer center has an overall area of over 4000 square meters, and its express processing capacity will be 2 to 3 times that of the original. We continue to invest in the Chengdu market because Chengdu has increasingly improved transportation infrastructure, which is conducive to our international business. "Guo Wenbin introduced that as of now, DHL Express has seen a year-on-year increase of about 10% in the weight of goods imported and exported at the Chengdu transit center. In terms of exports, its transported goods include integrated circuits, aviation spare parts, optical modules, lighting equipment, etc.

 

From January to October, Chengdu's import and export increased by 10.6%

The market share of "Made in Chengdu" special gas products ranks first in the world

 

The development of international logistics always relies on the rapid growth of local international trade. On November 18th, the reporter learned from Chengdu Customs that in the first 10 months of this year, the total import and export value of goods trade in Sichuan reached 842.08 billion yuan, a record high for the same period in history, ranking 8th in the country, with a year-on-year growth rate of 9.7%, and a growth rate ranking 11th in the country. Among them, the import and export of Chengdu increased by 10.6%, with a growth rate 0.9 percentage points higher than the province, and the proportion of foreign trade in the province increased by 0.7 percentage points to 81.1%.

 

Our company has achieved the export of special gas products such as carbon tetrafluoride and sulfur hexafluoride, with a foreign trade volume of over 100 million yuan. The relevant person in charge of Chengdu Kemet Special Gas Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Kemet) told reporters that the products produced by Kemet belong to the field of special gases. From January to October this year, the company's foreign trade export volume reached 107.52 million yuan, an increase of 7.1% compared to the same period last year, mainly exported to India, the United States, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and other places.

 

Our product is located in a relatively segmented field, and in related fields, our product market share has reached the top in the world

For Sichuan Deno Food Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Sichuan Deno), expanding international trade business from 2022 has become a new "driving force". Our company mainly engages in the research and development, production, and sales of chocolate, gummies, and puffed foods. In the past two years of international trade business, our products have been sold to more than 20 countries and regions in Southeast Asia, Europe, America, Oceania, and other regions. "Zhang Chao, the general manager of the company, said in an interview with reporters that as of now, the foreign trade export value of Sichuan Deno has exceeded 36 million yuan, an increase of about 20% compared to last year.

 

In the constantly expanding international trade market, the rapid development of cross-border e-commerce market has attracted attention from all parties. In the first three quarters of this year, our company's total number of customs clearance tickets reached 92.34 million, a year-on-year increase of 302%, and the weight of goods reached 98000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 237%. In addition, the supervised value of goods in the airport bonded logistics center in the first three quarters was 3.49 billion yuan, ranking 11th in the country. Recently, as the operator of Chengdu Airport International

 

Express Center (hereinafter referred to as "Express Center"), Kong Shu, Deputy General Manager of Chengdu Airport Modern Service Industry Company, said in an interview with Red Star News that the above data is still rapidly increasing. As of the end of October, the customs clearance tickets in the Express Center reached 105.248 million, and the weight of goods was about 114000 tons. According to the on-site person in charge of the express center, the goods transported by the companies currently stationed in the center are mainly exported to many European and American countries. "Due to the location advantage of Chengdu, the operating cost of flying to Europe is lower. Therefore, the number of European freight routes for e-commerce goods departing from the express center will be higher than that of freight routes to the United States

 

▲ Chengdu Airport International Express Center

 

Regarding the development of Chengdu's express delivery industry, the relevant person in charge of Chengdu Postal Administration stated that Chengdu will closely adhere to the positioning of "two hubs and one cluster", and continue to introduce international and domestic express delivery companies to compete in laying out regional transit centers in Chengdu.

 

At the same time, it is necessary to accelerate the development of multimodal transportation modes for express delivery, including railway, public transportation, and online transportation, and promote the coordinated and integrated development of the postal express industry with upstream and downstream enterprises in advanced manufacturing, urban agriculture, modern service industries, and other industrial chains.

 

Chengdu will also intensify the construction of a modern postal and express transportation system consisting of "hub+channel+network", and promote the construction of a pan European and pan Asian postal and express hub network system.

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